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Veterans! Guard ant Patrol
COMMANDER JOHN J. KEEGAN
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Younes &_*& _*& _*& OF PORTLAND, OREGON x keer 1988
FIRST ANNUAL PICNIC-Sunday, September 13, 1942 - Viking Park on
the Sandy River - Sports Program - Prizes for Events and Gate- Admis-
sion 25c - Free Coffee, Bring your Container and Sugar
CITY OF PORTLAND, OREGON
‘Local Property Officer
Room 208A City Hall
‘Telephone ATwater 641
Sly 22, 1542,
Captain Joho J. Keegan,
Bares of Police,
Portland, Oregon.
Dear Caplan Recgan
For at Infor, 1m quoting Seton
39€ of the United States Cri
i ale othe stent of
with government property
"ohocer shal ke and carry away of take
for his use, or for the use of another, with
tene to steal of purloin ot shall wilfully i
jure or comtit any depredation against" any
Property ofthe United Sates, or any branch or
Eepertent thereof, or aay corporation in
winch the United Sates of America «tock
Folder, or aay property which has been or is
Feng iad, manefacured or constructed undet
Contract for the wat ox nary departments of the
hited States, shall be punisbed. a5 follows
Ifthe valve of such property exceeds the sum
Gf $50, bys fine of tot more than $10,000 or
{tapristnient foe tot more thn ten yearm, OF
tothe the valu of such property Joes aot
tcecd the sum of $50, by a fine of not ore
{han $1,000 or by Smprsooment in 2 al for
fot more than ove pest oF both” Value, 23
{sedi this section shall ean masket value o¢
either wholesale o rea, whichever
Stall be the greater
“hat leap may be of spe aisance
to you in carving to the mem
Bele the reaps th
al Code, which
‘essons dealing
Pip
the penalty for misuse of tame."Te
cs their responsiblity te return such og
mee to. he Property Office ty sould
ty an
withdraw, for any reason, from the
Defense Corps." Your vety teal
“Thos, B, Panne
Local Property Officer.
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Women to War
“The following members of the Oregon
‘Women's Ambulance Corps were inducted Aw.
pus 3, 1942, in the WA. A. Ce Capt jane
E Reeves, Lieut. Pauline Kidwell, Liew, Helen
‘Maclean; Liew Carol Roland, Fist Sg. Jeanne
Holm and Prt. Marella Williamese.” They
wwil probably leave for training at Fort De
Moines, low, about September 1
Do not
Rubber Drive
‘The Veterans’ Guard and Patrol members
‘who participated in the Presidents scrap rubs
ber drive from Gol. Sam Plunkett's Division on
the westside did just another bang-up job and
another service to their country.
Voluntcers were requested to solicit and
place barrels in lobbies of some 100 dowatown,
Buildings, requesting superintendents to co
operate and Solicit their tenants
Capt, A.M, Aldidee, who supervised the
job and was contact man between the Veterans
Guatd and Patrol and the oll companies, re
posts severl tons of cubber were picked up by
Aiferent oll company tracks through thi,
tedium, He wishes to thank the members whe
participated and also the Mayor's office and
Com. Keepin for their approval and through
them Col. Hume, Col. Heinrichs and Major
Paul Nolan for thei asistance:—-dribur Al
dridge
‘TO MEMBERS OF ALL UNITS OF
‘VETERANS GUARD AND PATROL.
‘There will be no dances, picnics oF
ct fn of eens prt
‘without fest obtiaing the approval
this office sates
"A.Committce has been st up by Mayor
Riley to contol all such actives for
Chilian’ Beferve ‘units snd. permission
‘must fist be obtained by this committee,
fd through any office as stated
Jou J. Rincan
Compinder, VG. and P.
To All Members of the Veterans’ Guard and Patrol:
A picnic willbe held at Viking Pak on the Sandy River, Sunday, September 13, 1942
Permission bas been granted by the War Fund Committee to hold this picnic, provid
ing that we hold the sale of tickets within oue own membership.
Do sot solicit anyone on the outside. Only members of the Veterans’ Guard and
Petrol shall handle or sell tickets to members of Patol
‘ny liquor into the patk at this picnic
JOHN J. Kesoan, Commander,
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TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE VET:
ERANS GUARD AND PATROL:
Permission is hereby granted to any
company desxing to patrol the teritory
within their respective districts on wit
ten request to the Commander, under the
following conditions
‘The men will wear at least the uni
form cap of the V. G. and P. and badge
displayed on outside of shirt or coat,
Firearms may be carried, but handle
swith great caution
‘The men will be on the alert to any
fd all law violations, but do not inte
fere in traffic relation except ia ease of
traffic accident oF to asset the regular
offices
Pay particular attention to the protec:
tion of women and children from loiter
cers, perverts, prowlers, et.
‘The men will contact local post com
somaier w3 often 1 desigonted by theis
‘commanders,
[No diiakiog will be allowed on duty
Any information of interest to the in
teligence section should be immediately
reported to company commander, who
‘will telephone same to the intelligence
office at GHQ, AT. 6508 or Loeal 12
Jou J. KEEGAN, CommanderTwo}
THE VETERANS' GUARD AND
‘PATROL OF PORTLAND, ORE.
‘Mason E.G. Wanouine, Editor
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Issued monthly for the benef of all members.
You. 1— No.6
Lift "Em Up—Put "Em Down
eerie eee
Shenoy crass
comets sear
Ecauea aes
trlning andthe expeoace willbe worth mich
Sori hoeeesnarieae
ee poe ae
sbition, the experience of assciation with
a Se cas
AP police ants wil give the boy expesince
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Volunteer Duty
ing the past month, the Veterans’ Guard
sand Datel was out in large numbers ding the
ay and oun pie i this Search fF he
fortunate woman who was lst on the slopes
‘of the westside hills in te vicinity of Linnton
Toa sec cine for weve days afore
the’ body of the victim was recovered. Phys
‘Gans ennounced that she had succumbed to ex
posure and shock. "The asignment to this deta
Fas nothing to do with the purpose for which
the V. G. and P. was organied; but it demon:
Stztes the ablity of its members to step into
the breach and ad the duly constituted author:
‘The police department is daily learning of
the worth and value of these men and women
‘who have volunteered their time and Lives, if
ed eo wis in the proven of propety
{nd life. Many examples have been sighted
‘where these volunteers have asisted at fies
nd acidents and where they have demon:
Strated theie wor and silty to» major de
aes Tht Vining ia Ht ad and ley
pline has convinced the Oltice of Civilian
Defense that this i « worthwhile organization
Air Patrol
Mayon Hugi L, Ant
wack Neca Guat tad Pal Ais Pat
tein, They avs too of th ove hen
‘artes on Russell sree, near Uoson. They
‘ll have theit owa telephone sytem and
Beall moved in in the near fotare. The “Air
Patol is to hold open house when all offices
sre complet,
Al the members axe looking forward to the
coming pine. A socal gathesin~ pocs a lon”
sway towaeds cloner relatonship.
“The boys of the Aic Potro are looking for:
ward to active: duty’ soon. ‘The U.S. army
Eines og dn os ksh fet
tne to go is Officer BE ah Angle
fs made application for commission in the
ar corps tcbning center,
VETERANS GUARD AND PATR
Staff Meeting
‘The final staff meeting of the month was
bald Feiday, July 31, with Commander John J
Keegan io ‘charge. Practically every company
in the regiment was represented by its captain
rnd many important matters were brought up
for discutsion Commander Keegan read a r=
pet rom Mago Earl Bey at members of
$ReV, Grand B. should donate their services to
(gud the four contol stations. Col. Hume a
Founced that mail addressed to Several co
‘quarters and
ened eon any porat
fre coming out of Headquarter, a
Should each the various outfits
"A wnanimous vote of ‘confidence was ex.
twoded ‘Commander ‘Keegan for his splendid
‘work in conducting the ¥.'G. and P. tn their
Various activities and the oustanding rccoed
{his organization bas established.
Oregon Women’s Am-
bulance Corps
area Jus E Rats
Dring the past enh «number of promo:
tions ete announced by Captain Reeves,
‘our organizaton i now in excellent shape and
eady for aay emergency. Following. ae the
ns ane ua Pon
Geer Corps. Neldrad Cooper and Roby Well
‘Acting Se; Acting Corp. Patrica Brennan,
Corp’ Pris Fist Cle Virginia Gilson, Li
fan Ltong, Frances Peteron, Marja Lash, and
Prt, Barbera Walker, Acting Corp and Pvt
Macht Hampton, Hien Hitman, Agnes Stln
ft Jone Mloner, Prt Fut Clas
response the statewide all for berry
pickers, many of ur gir volomteered thet
vce ar headed forthe elds ooo Sep
Ste Sundays
“A benelit dance was sponsored by Portland
teadguarters Company af Blue Lake Park, Fr
diy, August 7. Proceeds fom the ange willbe
Seti fer ice of sade ops Fe he
orp sa eguipment for the new barracks Io.
Gael a 3268 With avenue. Lt Helen
‘MacLean ess chutman ia charge of acange-
feta assed by Sided Cop:
Janet Hutchinson sn Aarjorie Nixon ae
Hie "Bine Char Helen Hooman. Joe Dard
rchestn played
‘Members of the Corps will soon be weating
theienew dress tniforms. The uniform i blue,
fnd features smarty styled jacket of rlitary
oe tr ewer, om all des cu
rile the present uniform will be Worn for
Feld wore ond il
Sat. Virginia Went
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Citizen of the Week—
Capt. Jane E. Reeves
tiag the past month the streetcars of the
Porthnd Traction Co. cared pictures of the
"Cis of the Week,* who was out own Cape
tain Jane E Reeves, Commander ofthe Oregon
Women's Arbulance Corps. This signal bonor
swat well deserved anid we congratulate Captain
Reever upon her selection,
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Division No. 3
‘The recent call for company turnout to assist,
in the search for Ms. Kennedy was ample op-
portunity for real tryout of the emergency
{Gmmunicatio’s system. The eal for patron
‘vas received from GHQ 1 few minutes before
{100'p. mand in es tha ewo Bours some 200,
men fad reported for duty. There was total
(between 300 and 400 patrolmen from Di
‘sion No.3 turned out on this cal, Division
Na, adjuster wa well ied wih he
willingness, ‘efficiency and, thoroughness wit
‘which thie deal was handle
‘The Division has inaugurated a war ges and
bomb school, unde dhe diection of Lieut. JH.
Pratt, Division gas. officer. Liew Pratt has
fives the subject of chemical warfare a thor
(Gogh stady ani well qualified handle the
‘work assigned him” The present chassis made
{Up of ties members from each company in
{he Division. ‘Two classes each wed were held
forthe fw three weeks and then one las
‘week for the balance of the course. On com:
leon of this courte thse mann urn wi
Instruct thee respective companies on the sul
jects. It is hoped that this knowledge will
bpever be needed in Porland, bur if it is we
fet ur Biiyon N'3 X05 an con
pany personnel will be glad they spent their
ime om this subject and proud of the results
they wll obtain Jem Re For yeh
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Battalion No. 1
Mason C. C. Dray
Major CC. Deal has retuened from the
isilian Defense School at the University of
Wishingtow in Seattle. Tee anticipated that he
bas an intcretng repr ofthe sol to make
inthe ner future.
‘A Divisional review wat held July 28th at
the Armory. Both Butalions 1 aad 2 made ¢
editable showing, even though it was the
first review ‘with the new streamlined army
regulations It anticipated that this wail Be
2 ont occasion.
‘A Battalion meeting was held July 21s at
Portland Post No- I auditorium. Me Baker of
the Lapdon ft partment pve ete and
Showed pictures of the fire and bombing suf
feck bandon This mecing was wel =
Company No. 1 sates thece has been con
siderble sctvty to ecent meetings, At one
fre had Mr. Hlaold Leavitt give a interesting
nd eluetional demonstrations sad instrctiont
‘nj fou. The Oregon State Board of Health
provided an elucational mecting with motion
Faso lau Sear
Efanges have Been made inthe organisation 9
the company. One i in the command of the
company, wherein Capt, Kern, due 10, work
which takes in away from town frequen,
fot aed to be relieved of the command and
will, with the approval of Moe Deal, have
Fist Lieut. George Ira! be mate Acting Cap
tun, ‘The other eer and nowcommistioned
‘ificers ae. follows: Lieut. Jack Stewart
‘Acting Liews. Ray Hainer and Cael Westen,
Sees Paul Roper and Leonard Nelson, Acting
Sp Joy Hes
(George Enckson® Corp
(Coops. Fred Belica, James: Vincent, Bl The
Ker Joe Muti and El Pokorny, Ken Banister,
Harry Jackson, A-C.Shote Jey Maes Church,
J. Bremen Harr Paton
‘George Toy, Joe Tost
Aight patel was organized a out August
sus eeding fo opin Monday, August 1th for
2 fiveman patrol eich aight fom 8:00 to 13:00
Pm
We are steadily geting new members and